Alligators and Others All Year Long : A Book of Months

by Crescent Dragonwagon

A poetic celebration of all the months of the year, from New Year's Day to the December holidays, follows a menagerie of animals as they enjoy the special joys of each month. By the author of Alligator Arrived with Apples.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 1993

About the author

Crescent Dragonwagon is the daughter of the writers Charlotte Zolotow and the late Hollywood biographer Maurice Zolotow. She is the author of 40 published books, including cookbooks, children's books, and novels. With her late husband, Ned Shank, Crescent owned the award-winning Dairy Hollow House, a country inn and restaurant in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for eighteen years. She teaches writing coast to coast and is the co-founder (with Ned) of the non-profit Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow.

Reviews

[David Roman]

In this book it talks about the months through out the year. It also talk about the celebration in each month. I think it can be for 1st graders book and its a easy book to read you can learn the months quickly. I recommend this book to the 1st grades cause this is a awesome book its really simple to read it and it talks a lot about animals and nature and alot of celebrations through out of the story

[Chris Campos · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's an amazing book because alike other people, I love animals and especially wild ones. This book explains what all the the animal;s and reptilians do in every month. A few examples of animals are : Jaguars, alligators, pelicans, to bugs like mosquitoes and many more. Definitely a great book for kids to read because for sure it'll grab their attention.

[Kelly Jimenez · Rating 2 out of 5]

In this book it talks about the months. It also talk about the celebration in each month. I think it can be for 1st graders book and its a easy book to read. You can learn the months quickly. I recommend this book to the 1st grades cause this is a awesome book. Its really simple to read it

[Luis Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very interesting. It introduces a very simple A B rhyme scheme. It briefly describes each month with very good diction and syntax. This book is very recommendable for children learning the months of the year. At the end of the book, it gives a music piece one can learn.

[Shelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Picture book about the different months of the year and the holidays or changes to the weather each of those months brings.

[Kelly Whelchel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Science Grade K Poetry Topic: months of the year

Great in teaching the months of the year. Split the students up and each group will take a month to master and teach the months to the class.

[Nestor Panchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought the book was amazing. The illustration is done well with vivid details and colors.

[Brandon Menjivar]

this book is very interesting it talks about alligators and flowers I don't know you guys will enjoy it well I think im not sure reading is really boring just have to do it to pick up my grade.

[Juan Lopez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book explains all the months of the years. Also the seasons that come with it. All type of animals are in this book. It explains the holidays also.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alligators & Others All Year Long: A Book of Months has been a part of my classroom library for years. I loved using it to help preschool children learn about the months of a year and most years I would read it on the first day of each month. Then the children could draw a picture about the poem in the book for that month. At the end of the year we would put the pictures in a book for each child to take home. They loved taking home a book that they had made themselves.

This book exposed the preschool children to the names of all the months. We repeated regularlly to reinforce learning the new vocabulary with a few events during the year. Each child also had their own book about the months with each month's name printed on the page where they could draw a picture about that month. We would talk about Valentine's Day for Febuary, St. Patrick's DAy for March, etc. to give them ideas.

The book has nice rhymes about each month with appropriate events mentioned and fun animals to add to the themr. The illustrations are bright, fun and beautiful too.